Age Challenged rQQzy: Let’s Celebrate

Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Let’s Celebrate

Allegedly haha

THE EQUIPMENT BROUGHT TO THE MOON IN 1971 Apollo 15 (the first moon landing that brought the land rover)

The fuel for the capsule and the rover. Plus 12 days of food. Plus 12 days of water. Plus a massive parachute. Plus a landing capsule, which had to be reinforced enough to withstand re-entry into earth's atmosphere. Plus tools. Plus 12 days of oxygen for 3 people. Plus 3 astronauts and they say 15 different space suits. (I just found that out now...wow 15 different suits) Plus camera gear. Plus regular clothing. Plus 12 days of human waste. Plus 3 layers of engineered redundancy electronics, which means you needed 2 back up systems for every survival-based system being used, just in case the first two systems failed. Plus the rover, which was the size of a car. Plus the American flag and flagpole. Plus rock samples.

In Apollo 11 (the first moon landing) a Freemasonic silk bag and handwritten deputation was brought by Buzz Aldrin, to place "the moon" under Freemasonic jurisdiction. But I'm sure that last part has nothing to do with anything questionable about any of the "moon landings"..

When you're insane and the person next to you is equally insane, you just think that you're both completely normal. Sane people know why I included that last sentence.

On the 24th April, Adoring Husband and I will have been married for 16 years (we’ve been together for 23 yrs).

We are going out for lunch to Truly Asian on the marina, which should be nice.

Today, for my birthday, BGWLBH and I went into the bay. The RSL Club enjoyed our company for a couple of hours. I did some grocery shopping and got a green juice.

AH cooked a chicken curry for dinner, which saved me from cooking. I had a prawn and noodle laksa soup for a late lunch so I didn’t eat dinner.

The cake that AH made me was a little dry, so I chopped up most of it and made a trifle using port wine jelly, tinned peaches and pears, custard, cream and crunchy coconut swirls on top. It’s a HUGE trifle and AH doesn’t like trifle! This means that it’s all for BGWLBH and I. Yummy!

We played trivia tonight.

My gifts were two tops, two bracelets, a bag charm, two journals and a solar powered hummingbird for the garden.

My favourite aunty Jackie phoned me early this morning and we chatted for about 45 minutes. Bubbles phoned while we were on our way into the bay and she was supposed to call back this afternoon but didn’t.

There was a video from my little sister of her singing happy birthday (very poorly lol), a text from my niece, a text from my brother, a text from my Aunty Fay and from my friend Heather.

A text from Vegan Chickie, but none from Number One son, which is unusual and I’m a bit worried about him, but hoping he is preoccupied with a friend.

Lots of Facebook messages which were lovely.

So I will sleep soundly and prepare for another day of celebrations tomorrow.